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Rip Van Winkle

  • 19781978
  • 27m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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POPULARITY
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Rip Van Winkle (1978)
AnimationShort
Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of t... Read allRip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to fin... Read allRip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to find that 20 years have passed and things are a lot different. This is a charming story about... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
123
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
142,962
48,954
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    • Director
      • Will Vinton
    • Writers
      • Washington Irving(story)
      • Susan Shadburne
    • Stars
      • Will Geer(voice)
      • Tim Conner(voice)
      • Bob Griggs(voice)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Will Vinton
    • Writers
      • Washington Irving(story)
      • Susan Shadburne
    • Stars
      • Will Geer(voice)
      • Tim Conner(voice)
      • Bob Griggs(voice)
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Tim Conner
    • Rip Van Winkle
    • (voice)
    Bob Griggs
      Bill Gratton
        Jim Andrews
          Marley Stone
            Paul Jameson
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                • Director
                  • Will Vinton
                • Writers
                  • Washington Irving(story)
                  • Susan Shadburne
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                  Final film involving Will Geer
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                  Sung by Rip van Winkle

                User reviews2

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                Top review
                9/10
                Very good (although a somewhat loose) adaptation of the story with incredible detail in the Claymation
                This short (actually close to 30 minutes in length) was nominated for an Academy Award and deserved to be. The attention to detail is high, which is typical of a Will Vinton project. Narrated by Will Geer (a perfect choce, by the way), the story is adapted rather loosely in spots, but it's a marvelous piece of work and I'm glad it's apparently still in-print. A worthy effort well worth seeing. Most recommended.
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                • llltdesq
                • Oct 30, 2001

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                • Release date
                  • November 20, 1978 (United States)
                • Country of origin
                  • United States
                • Language
                  • English
                • Also known as
                  • Farbror Rip och skogstomtarna
                • Production companies
                  • Will Vinton Studios
                  • Billy Budd Films
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                • Runtime
                  27 minutes
                • Color
                  • Color

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